Diet doesn't always work; some cholesterol problems are of genetic origin.
While diet and exercise can help, levels can still be at high enough levels to
be dangerous and require other strategies. That's what they told me after my
angiogram.
Earl
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On 11/15/2003 at 8:28 PM Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>on 15/11/2003 15:31, Mike at watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>Hi Mike,
>
>> What they don't tell you is that studies have shown that ordinary fish
>> oil which contains omega 3 fatty acids, specifically EPA and DHA, is at
>> least as effective in lowering cholesterol and improving the ratio of
>> good to bad. Probably more effective and no adverse side effects...
>This is what the doctor is supposed to tell, not the pharmaceutical
>industry.
>
>> if
>> you don't count an occasional fishy burp :>)
>Much better than an occasional stroke...
>
>>I get a 3 month supply from
>> Costco for less than $10. Compare that to the hundreds if not thousands
>> of $$ per year for the drugs.
>This is amazing, omega 3 can't be bought here. Not only thumb screws :(
>If I wanted to eat the proper amount of omega 3, I'd have to eat fish
>(proper species) almost all week long. Another available insufficient
>supply
>is milk w/omega 3, tastes bad.
>
>We're in their hands.
>
>
>> Works for me and I have the blood tests to
>> back it up.
>Only disadvantage I can think of is for patients who need a rapid and
>certain decrease of col. levels. Diet works as a preventive measure.
>
>> I suspect there are others in this group who may benefit.
>I wish I had those beautiful mountains around to go treking, so as to get
>the exercise I ought to do :-)
>
>Saludos,
>
>Fernando.
>
>
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